Network / IP security - Case studies
MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of complete high-resolution IP video systems have released details of an installation of its MOBOTIX CCTV solution which is protecting Crossgates Community Gardens, a not-for-profit and locally run focal point built by the townspeople of Crossgates located near Dunfermline in Scotland.The Crossgates Community Garden has been created by the Greenfingers Volunteer Group on a piece of land donated by the local Masonic Lodge through a range of fund raising activiti...
Background BT Business Direct and its sister company DABS.com are leading providers of IT equipment direct to business and consumers respectively. Part of the BT Group, BT Business Direct offers over 20,000 hardware and software products through its online store and direct sales force, aiming to be a one-stop shop for computing, networking, communications and support. The company was moving its mid-market sales team from an older building it had outgrown to a custom-built office, completely re...
There are eight main islands that make up Hawaii and four of those islands are a part of the County of Maui: Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe. Together, the islands encompass approximately 2,400 square miles and house a population of 154,000 residents. Recently, the County implemented an initiative to migrate toward one centralised system for all security, including access control, biometrics and surveillance on its three populated islands, excluding Kahoolawe, which does not have any resident...
More than 30 Bosch MIC Series 400 cameras are protecting the public in Glasgow City Centre following successful trials of the equipment in other parts of the city.Glasgow Community and Safety Services (GCSS), an organization set up by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police, was keen to provide the city's three million visitors and locals alike with a safe environment to socialise. So it created the Night Zone, a partnership initiative that is designed to help residents and visitors get home...
Compro's NC450 bullet network cameras have 1.3 megapixel HD video streaming capability and night vision Background A horse farm in Ecuador has deployed several Compro network cameras to take care of a herd of show-jumping horses kept on the farm. This Ecuadorian horse farm is located in the capital city of Quito, a city home to over 2 million Ecuadorians. Among the 45 German show-jumping horses kept on this Ecuadorian farm are winners of many big competitions. To the farm own...
Gap Park in Sydney, Australia extends for a couple of kilometres along sheer rugged cliffs facing the Pacific Ocean. It is an area with stunning scenery, but sadly also a history of suicides, accidents and unexplained deaths. To reduce these tragedies and improve the park’s image, Woollahra Municipal Council implemented a master plan involving both deterrence and response measures which now includes a Geutebruck GeViScope-based video security system designed by Security Consultants I...
102 fixed Axis P1343 network cameras were deployed in the tunnel The IP surveillance system installed in the Tyne Tunnels which incorporates AXIS P1343 Network Cameras, is now fully operational and helping to alleviate safety and congestion concerns in one of the UK’s worst traffic black spots. The New Tyne Crossing, constructed under the River Tyne, connects North and South Tyneside which makes this a popular route. More than 45,000 motorists use the crossing daily, so...
RDL Comunicações, Ltd., a São Paulo-based Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), was preparing a large-scale wireless broadband rollout to deploy broadband service to 10 rural cities and need to find a solution with an ideal balance of high-performance and cost-effectiveness. After evaluating solutions, RDL deployed Proxim's unlicensed WiMAX and wireless backhaul technology to enable broadband service in 10 cities throughout Brazil. Utilising a combination of Proxim's T...
Sama College has deployed high-performance security network cameras from VIVOTEK Background Founded in 2004, Sama Technical and Vocational Training College is affiliated with Islamic Azad University, one of Iran’s premier institutions of higher learning. As part of the University‘s branch spreads throughout the cities on the west side of Kermanshah, there has been a pressing need for the College to expand and enhance its infrastructure as rapidly as possible in or...
NAV has experience in designing and building network-based systems for casinos The new Valley Forge Casino, which opened on March 31, 2012, has selected North American Video (NAV) to implement their video surveillance and security system. Casino management chose NAV based on their proposal and extensive experience in designing and building network-based systems for casinos. The design/build proposal includes a state-of-the-art Pelco IP-based video surveillance system which fea...
A 187 camera video surveillance systemhas been installed at the Grange TowerBridge Hotel to monitor public activity One of London’s newest luxury hotels, the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, has installed a 187 camera video surveillance system to enable security personnel to monitor activity in all its public areas. The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, which as its name suggests, is within walking distance of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, has 370 rooms and suites sprea...
Headquartered in Tokyo, Nomura is a top tier international bank providing investment and merchant banking services to corporate and institutional customers. With offices in all major financial centres across the globe, the mission of Nomura is to deliver superior services and solutions to meet all investment needs of their clients. To ensure they execute their mission in a safe and secure environment, Nomura has invested in a Honeywell access control solution that is expandable for the future....
Banks must meet their customers' requirements for security in a special way on many levels. Whether it is with their savings, taking advantage of over-the-counter services at a branch office, withdrawing money from the teller machines, making deposits via the cash recycling system, online banking etc. - for a long-lasting, trusting cooperation with a bank, customers demand the highest possible level of security. In order to fulfill these demands, banks rely on sophisticated hardware and sof...
MeHas city has chosen to install Compro's IP55 megapixel network cameras in its perimeter security New housing complexes are sprouting up on the outskirts of Taipei as housing prices in the city center skyrocket. MeHAS city, a huge housing complex of some 1,600 apartments is nearing the end of construction. The complex comprises 13 buildings and a 700,000 square feet shopping mall, overlooking the Xin-Dian River that meanders out to the Taiwan Strait. An ambitious housing pro...
As the popularity of internet banking increases, the demand for conventional bank counter activity reduces and we see increased reliance on ATMs or other transaction devices. Making the appropriate infrastructure adaptations represents a big challenge for banks and for their security. The increasing number of unmanned areas mean that security, especially CCTV, is needed more than ever. In fact wherever cash is handled, CCTV is vital: at conventional teller counters and ATMs, at cash centres and...
Compro IP540 PTZ network camera is protected with Compro outdoor dome housing A turtle garden located in the outskirts of Tokyo is using Compro IP540 PTZ network camera to look after several tortoises kept in an enclosure. This privately owned turtle garden is regarded by locals as a great place for families and children, and allows visitors opportunities to observe in person the slow moving and graceful tortoises kept in an enclosure. Tortoises are long lived creatures. The...
This project has a main purpose and goal, which is to connect the main bank office with other bank offices and buildings to achieve secure bank data transfer between all offices. This is very necessary for the bank. In most countries, the systems used for data transfer between companies or banks are based on fiber optic networks such as PSTN and GSM. But in Iraq, the situation is different because Iraq does not have the infrastructure for this network and even if it existed, it would have likel...
The advanced IP surveillance system is powered by IQinVision and Milestone IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced that a large agricultural operation in central South Dakota has deployed an advanced IP surveillance system, powered by IQinVision HD megapixel cameras and Milestone network video management software. Dakota Security Systems designed and installed the IP video and wireless mesh systems and provides continued techni...
Mobotix AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a successful project at Ta'Qali Producers Group, an association which represents the interest of farmers in Malta. The solution implemented by Mediterranean Protection Solutions provides 24 hour-a-day CCTV monitoring at 4 sites including 2 retail outlets, a grading station and circa 7,000 sq/f warehouse with an adjoining farmers market.Founded in 2007, Ta'Qali Producers Gro...
EMC® Corporationis the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. The company's information focus, investments, and acquisition strategy have yielded years of double-digit growth in annual revenue. But, as EMC has grown, so have the number and types of its facilities worldwide, bringing new challenges to protecting people, proper...
Verint Systems' Nextiva IP VMS is being implemented in 33 stores and distribution facilities across Chile Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that Falabella is implementing its Nextiva IP video management software, along with Nextiva single- and multi-port encoders, and IP cameras, in 33 stores and distribution facilities across Chile. With the Nextiva solution, the retailer will benefit from robust security and mission-critical loss prevention capabilities that enable pers...
NetX used Alvarion equipment to deliver the connectivity necessary to run production, film and editing Alvarion Ltd. a provider of optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of public and private networks, recently announced that NetX Internet, the primary communication and Internet access company for Marvel’s “The Avengers,” selected Alvarion to help deliver secure and seamless wireless broadban...
The Aqaba Water Company (AWC), the official water treatment and management company of Aqaba-Jordan, needed a high performance network that could cost-effectively connect the many components of their water wells network. After evaluating the cost and performance of wireless versus wired solutions, the AWC deployed Proxim's wireless equipment to connect their critical network. AWC is utilising both Proxim's point-to-multipoint (PtMP) and point-to-point (PtP) wireless equipment to create a private...
TKH Security Solutions supplied complete iProtect Security Management System Diakonessenhuis Utrecht occupied a proud first place in the hospital top hundred for 2008. It is a progressive hospital with three locations in the Netherlands: Utrecht, Zeist, and Doorn. It has 627 beds, admits over 24,000 patients a year, and provides outpatient clinics that are visited by almost 370,000 patients a year. Diakonessenhuis employs 2640 people, including 150 specialists. Since the quali...
The Basler BIP2-2500c-dn IP cameras used can easily monitor three lanes so that no violation goes unnoticed Redflex Traffic Systems, a leader in road safety technology, has chosen Basler IP Cameras for their new Student Guardian system protecting children around school buses. The system is intended to deter drivers in the United States from illegally passing stopped school buses, or to hold them accountable if they do. Student Guardian uses two cameras per school bus, one on...
The number of solar parks in Europe is increasing as the demand for renewable energy is rising. Many of these solar parks are in remote locations, so protecting them properly can be a challenge. One of the security companies that have come up with an answer to this challenge is Reading, UK, based Westronics Fire & Security Ltd. To ensure good visibility of intruders in the surveillance system, even at night or in adverse weather conditions, Westronics includes thermal imaging cameras in its...
Security personnel will be relying on Samsung video surveillance cameras to help them maintain a safe and secure environment at Manchester Metropolitan University’s new Business School when it opens in September 2012.The new Business School will be located in an architecturally stunning £75 million building located on the University’s All Saints campus. 4,000 undergraduate and 1,000 postgraduate students will be able to enjoy the ultra modern facilities of the new buildin...
As higher education facilities’ professionals look for innovative ways to fund campus refurbishment programs and upgrade building systems, performance contracting is becoming an increasingly popular means through which efficiencies can be achieved with a budget-neutral approach. Administrators at West Virginia University (WVU) chose this option to address their eight million square foot built environment, significantly improving facilities and increasing energy efficiency, while at the sam...
Hallbergmoos High School is an educational site, a meeting place and a workplace for 15 teachers, more than 120 students and many participants of evening classes. The Hallbergmoos community in Upper Bavaria set a great example with their investment. The trend-setting Bosch security technology installed at the site soon proved its worth when young intruders were identified from recorded video images, allowing them to be apprehended just a few days later. Faced with such strong evidence, the culpr...
City of Chomutov chose IndigoVision for its low bandwidth requirements and excellent picture quality The city of Chomutov in the Czech Republic has chosen a new wide area surveillance system, based on IndigoVision’s IP Video technology, to replace its ageing analog CCTV system from the 1990s. The new wide-area system is part of the city’s strategy to reduce crime and improve traffic flow monitoring across Chomutov. It provides the city of 50,000 (80,000 in th...
